Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Fight (dòu) Character: jiu Kangxi stroke count: 27 Page 1458, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced jiu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jiu. Same pronunciation as jiu. Explained in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): To take by fighting. Jade Compendium (Yupian): To take with the hand. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jiu. Meaning same as above.